Introducing Yourself

Look at the blog post and do the exercises to practise and improve your writing skills.

Preparation

Write the words in the correct group.

Great Britain

Japan

Canada

Japanese

Canadian

British

Mexican

China

Mexico

Chinese

Scottish

Scotland

Country

Nationality

Writing skills practice: Introducing yourself on a blog – exercises

1. Check your understanding: multiple choice

Choose the correct option and write it to complete the sentences.

1.

Joe is _______________.

13 years old

15 years old

2.

Joe is from _______________.

Canada

Scotland

3.

Joe's mum is from _______________.

Canada

Scotland

4.

Joe's in class _______________.

13

2B

5.

Joe loves _______________.

baseball

basketball

6.

Joe's got a pet dog called _______________.

Scottish

Scruff

2. Check your writing: error correction

Write the sentences using contractions.

1.

My name is Joe.
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2.

I am new.
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3.

I am from Canada.
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4.

My dad is Canadian.
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5.

I have got a dog.

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3. Check your writing: ordering

Put the words in the correct order by writing a number in the brackets. Then write the sentence below.

1.

my (___) Naomi. (___) Hello everyone, (___) name’s (___)

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2.

14 (___) years (___) old. (___) I’m (___)

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3.

I’m (___) Japan. (___) from (___)

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4.

In (___) I’m (___) 3A. (___) class (___)

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5.

games. (___) I (___) love (___) computer (___) playing (___)

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6.

I’ve got (___) Fluffy. (___) called (___) a (___) pet cat (___)

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7.

to (___) Nice (___) all. (___) you (___) meet (___)

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Discussion

Do you use any social networking sites or keep a blog?